Gao Shenxing was almost furious. Not to mention whether the "sky-high ransom fee" of one thousand gu per person was reasonable, could those handyman servants be worth the same as the old shopkeeper?
But no matter what, the Gao family has to pay the money.
If you don't hand it over, words like "The Gao family are mean and unkind and don't care about the life and death of slaves" will be spread tomorrow. This will definitely be an indelible stain on a family like the Gao family that has always had a good reputation.
It is easy to make money, but it is difficult to clean up a tarnished reputation.
Let's waste money and eliminate disaster...
Gao Shenxing held his nose and handed over the "ransom" and wanted to take the person away, but was told that it was not possible.
After the Zhang family also paid the ransom, the two families "shaked hands and made peace" and signed a "guarantee" guaranteeing that similar things would never happen in the future, let alone provoke retaliation or private attacks.
Gao Shenxing was speechless.
Where do these stinky rules come from?
But the sky-high fines have already been paid, so we have no choice but to let it go. How can we not bow our heads when we are under the roof... There is no need to go against the "Urban Management Bureau" or even the entire "Jingzhao Mansion" for this matter.
Although Fang Er was a stickler, he had a good saying.
Things that can be solved with money are never problems...
Not long after, someone from the Zhang family came.
It was Zhang Shenwei, Zhang Liang’s legitimate son.
Compared with the young and energetic Zhang Shenji, Zhang Shenwei is obviously more mature and more aware of current affairs. He knows the tense relationship between the Zhang family and the Fang family, and he didn't even ask anyone to make peace with him. He came here alone.
He paid the fine as he was told, and paid a fine of more than ten thousand yuan without even complaining. Then he treated Du Chuke as a disciple and wanted to leave.
Du Chuke was a little surprised. He originally thought that the Zhang family, who had a feud with Fang Jun, would cause trouble, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly.
Zhang Shenwei was left to walk a few steps late and signed a "letter of guarantee" with Gao Shenxing...
The storm ended quickly.
The people who were waiting to see the excitement were a little disappointed.
The Gao family was the Duke of Shen. The emperor's uncle, the most transcendent figure in the Zhenguan Dynasty, actually paid a huge fine without finding any faults? And Gao Shilian didn't just rely on His Majesty Li Er's "uncle"
With the identity of "father-in-law", people think that the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who was also the head of hundreds of officials, once dominated the court for many years. Nowadays, countless ministers in the court have been promoted to high positions through Gao Shilian!
No matter how you look at it, the Gao family is a little timid...
And the Zhang family has a grudge against Fang Jun!
Think about the time when Fang Jun cut off Zhang Shenji's arm and almost crippled this man. What kind of deep hatred was that? Later, Zhang Liang was suppressed and humiliated by Fang Jun many times, and even now the general manager has been ignored. How?
Just pay the money silently and settle the matter silently?
After paying the fine, everyone wanted to go to the "Skylark Tower" to find out what was going on. However, when they arrived at the site, they found that the "Skylark Tower" had not yet opened. There was a notice posted in front of the door: "Due to disturbing the market order and damaging the trade atmosphere, the Urban Management Department
Ordered to suspend operations for half a month."
The "Zhang's Charcoal Store" selling silver bone charcoal next door also closed down. The notice read: "Due to provoking quarrels and causing troubles and fighting, which affected market trade and damaged the market image, the Urban Management Bureau ordered the company to close for one month for rectification."
People were a little stunned.
Isn't this "Urban Management Bureau" too arrogant?
After being fined tens of thousands of dollars, do you still have to close your business after the fine?
However, what is even more shocking is what lies behind...
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In the official system of the Tang Dynasty, all power resided in the center, and the Zhengshitang was the highest organization of the center. The Zhengshitang led the three provinces and six ministries to carry out work.
This system nominally has all the power in the central government, but in reality the real power of the three provinces and six ministries is very great. Once the chiefs of the three provinces and six ministries conflict with the political opinions of the prime ministers and assistants of the political hall, or secretly cause trouble, they can often hinder the implementation of the central government's decrees...
The atmosphere in the political hall was depressing.
Since Changsun Wuji petitioned to increase the number of people in the political affairs hall meeting on the grounds of training young officials, every political affairs hall meeting has been filled with sparks and swords and guns. It will never be the same as in the past when Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen teamed up to suppress Changsun Wuji.
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Although most of the six ministers, ministers left and right, ministers of Zhongshu... and so on are not qualified to speak, many of them are too old and their status is too high. Even Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji have such authority.
The most powerful prime minister in the world must not worry about some feelings, pay attention to some influences, and ask for advice from time to time.
Of course, there are also those who take the initiative to speak.
For example, Tang Jian...
The Ministry of Civil Affairs originated from the Qin Dynasty. "Zhouzhuang" records that this position was "Local Official and Great Situ", Qin was the "Indigent of Grain Management", the Han Dynasty was called "Da Nong Ling" and "Shang Shu Min Cao", and from the Three Kingdoms to the Sui Dynasty, it was called "Du Zhi"
"Zuo Min", "You Min", etc., Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty established the "Minbu" in the third year of his reign, formerly known as "Du Zhi", which was in charge of the statistics and distribution of the country's wealth. In the early Tang Dynasty, according to the Sui system, Yonghui in the early Tang Dynasty avoided taboos.
Emperor Taizong changed the name of the people to "Hubu", and it has been followed by all dynasties since then.
Since taking office as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Tang Jian has always ignored matters and pushed all the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to Cui Renshi, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
But recently, he has frequently been on duty at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, taking full control of the affairs of the ministry.
At this moment, Tang Jianzheng, the old man, said: "The Jingzhao Mansion has requested the Ministry of Civil Affairs to allocate funds to repair the infrastructure of the east and west cities. Logically speaking, this is a measure that will benefit the future, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs should strongly support it. But... but the Ministry of Civil Affairs has no money.
!Now the Western Region is in turmoil. His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the British Army have hundreds of thousands of troops. They are losing countless people and horses every day. The east has to keep an eye on Goguryeo to not cause any trouble. Tens of thousands of troops are in Liaodong and are ready to fight.
This great situation looks like a raging fire and the flowers are blooming, but in fact, it consumes countless money and food, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been empty for a long time... It is really impossible to allocate money."
This topic was raised by Fang Jun just now, but Tang Jian immediately shied away from it.
Fang Xuanling, who was sitting in the main seat, had an expressionless face, and Fang Jun, who was sitting below, also had an expressionless face.
Cui Renshi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, had a gloomy face...
Originally, Tang Jian was not in charge of much, and all the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were controlled by him, the minister. Now that the Guanlong Group and the emperor were at loggerheads, Tang Jian was encouraged by the old men of the Guanlong Group to jump out and go against Fang Jun...
It is said that Tang Jian had a very good relationship with Fang Xuanling and had a good friendship with Fang Jun. He used to take good care of Fang Jun. However, Tang Jian was born in the Tang family of Jinyang, Bingzhou, and his grandfather's generation was a member of the Guanlong Group.
Member. At this time, family interests and personal friendships conflict, and the former naturally takes the lead, and personal feelings must be put aside.
Master Cui Ren was anxious, but he had nothing to do.
He was born in the Boling Cui family of "Five Surnames and Seven Sects", and he was close by marriage to the Fan Yang Lu family of Fang Xuanling's wife Lu's maiden family. They were both public and private, so naturally he wanted to support Fang Xuanling and his son at this moment. But Tang Jian was an old man.
How can he deal with the slippery man?
The political hall became quiet.
Tang Jian felt a little sad.
When he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he wanted to serve as an official until his old age, but was unwilling to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
In his opinion, it is boring for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to deal with money, food, and common things all day long...
But who would have known that now that he is sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it is equivalent to putting a curse on Fang Jun. As long as Fang Jun wants to take action, he must have money, and he must be the owner of the card to allocate money and food.
, even if Fang Jun has extraordinary abilities, how can he achieve it?
Many officials from the Guanlong Group in the political hall sighed secretly.
Guanzhong is the territory of the Guanlong Group, and most of the merchants and shops in the east and west cities belong to the Guanlong Group. This is the foundation on which they rely to maintain the prosperity of their family. How can Fang Jun be allowed to cause trouble?
No matter what Fang Jun wants to do, just oppose it...
Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou and others secretly frowned.
Fang Jun still looked indifferent, nodded and said: "I also understand the difficulties of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice! It's just that the east and west cities are where the population of Chang'an gathers. There are many houses, shops and other facilities in the city.
It was built in the early years of Taketoku. It has been in disrepair and has many hidden dangers. For example, in the event of a fire, there is a lack of wells to put out the fire, and because there are too many private buildings on the street, evacuation is slow. If the fire spreads, the consequences will be disastrous. If such a tragedy really happens,
I wonder who will bear this crime?"
No funding for me?
That's okay, if something goes wrong, don't look for me, you'll take the blame.
Do you object to what I propose?
Haha, you are so naive, do you think this is the end?